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Old 11-01-2013
[Solved] Terminate TCPDUMP in a certain time period
Hello All,

As I stated in subject, I need a command to terminate my tcpdump command in a certain time period. (using HP-UX)

I am using below one to terminate when number of captured packages reach 3 limit.
But what if there will no packet come in 5 min for instance?
Please help me to find a way.

Thank you!
Code:
tcpdump -w packet.pcap -s 4096 -c 3 host $IP

Last edited by vbe; 11-01-2013 at 01:59 PM..
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Old 11-01-2013
Try:
Code:
tcpdump -w packet.pcap -s 4096 -c 3 host $IP &
sleep 300; kill $!

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Old 11-01-2013
Hi Bartus,

Simlpy works, thanks for your very good idea!
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